The strawberry season is coming to an end and those who have not had time to prepare a variety of goodies from this berry for the winter should hurry.
Below we will talk about how to prepare a strawberry with sugar without cooking, cook jam from it, and also offer a version of freezing berries in the freezer and keeping it fresh in syrup .
Strawberry, mashed with sugar for the winter - recipe without cooking
Ingredients:
- Strawberry ripe fresh - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1,3-1,6 kg.
Preparation
This billet is good in that it completely preserves all the valuable properties and stunning strawberry flavor. For its preparation, ripe fresh strawberry berries are washed thoroughly, tear off the sepals and spread the berries on a towel with one layer to dry. Strawberries must not contain a single drop of moisture before harvesting. Collect dry berries in a suitable vessel and pour the layers of sugar, the rate of which is determined depending on the degree of sweetness of the strawberry. Leave the workpiece to separate the juice for about eight hours or overnight, after which we mash the berries with ordinary tolkushku or punched blender.
The resulting strawberry mass is dispensed on sterile dry glass containers, sealed with boiled, necessarily dry lids and stored in a refrigerator. This piece of strawberry should be consumed within four to five months.
How to freeze strawberries with sugar for the winter?
Ingredients:
- Strawberry ripe fresh - 1 kg;
- sugar powder or small sugar - 300 g.
Preparation
Fresh strawberry berries are sorted, washed thoroughly several times in cold water, rid of sepals and placed in a plastic tray or container, pouring each layer with powdered sugar or small sugar. We put the workpiece on the shelf of the refrigerator for four hours to separate the juice.
Now, if necessary, we shift the strawberries into another suitable container for freezing, pour out the excreted juice, cover it with a lid and place it in the compartment of the freezer for winter storage.
Strawberry jam for the winter
Ingredients:
- Strawberry ripe fresh - 2 kg;
- lemon of medium size - 1 pc .;
- granulated sugar - 1,3-1,7 kg.
Preparation
For jam we select a ripe strawberry, rinse it thoroughly under running cold water and turn it into mashed potatoes with a crush or using a blender. Now add the sugar to the berry mass and give a couple of hours to brew. Squeeze the juice from the lemon, add it to the strawberry with sugar and put the container with the workpiece on the stove for moderate fire. After boiling, cook jam, depending on the desired density from thirty minutes to two hours.
Upon readiness, we spread hot jam on dry and sterile glass containers, seal it tightly and cool it under the blanket for at least 24 hours.
How to keep strawberries for winter in syrup?
Ingredients:
- Strawberry ripe fresh - 2 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1-1,2 kg.
Preparation
Unbelievably delicious and aromatic is obtained from the strawberries for winter in syrup. Preparing it, as in the previous versions, washing strawberries, then put it in an enamel or glass container, pouring a few layers of sugar. The last layer of sugar is poured thicker, we close the vessel with the blank with a lid and place it in the refrigerator for a day.
After a lapse of time we spread the berries on glass containers, fill them with syrup, cover them with lids and put them on sterilization in a bowl with water. After ten minutes from the moment of full boiling, we cork the strawberries in syrup with lids and put them to cool under the blanket.